A Case of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Associated with Type IV Choledochal Cyst.
10.4166/kjg.2012.60.2.123
- Author:
Suk Hun KIM
1
;
Hyung Wook KIM
;
Dae Hwan KANG
;
Min Dae KIM
;
Jin Ho LEE
;
Jae Hyung LEE
;
Bong Gap KIM
;
Jong Hwan PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, Korea. mdkhwook@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Reports ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Anomalous union of pancreaticobiliary duct;
Choledochal cyst;
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
- MeSH:
Adult;
Bile Duct Neoplasms/*diagnosis/etiology/pathology;
*Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic;
Cholangiocarcinoma/*diagnosis/etiology/pathology;
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde;
Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance;
Choledochal Cyst/complications/*diagnosis;
Female;
Humans;
Positron-Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
2012;60(2):123-127
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Anomalous union of the pancreaticobiliary duct (AUPBD) is a congenital anomaly that is defined as a junction of the bile duct and pancreatic duct outside the duodenal wall. This anomaly results in a loss of normal sphincteric mechanisms at the pancreaticobiliary junction. As a result, regurgitation of pancreatic juice into the biliary system develops and causes choledochal cysts, choledocholithiasis, cholangitis, pancreatitis and malignancy of the biliary tract. Gallbladder cancer or common bile duct cancer associated with AUPBD and choledochal cysts have been frequently reported. But, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma associated with this condition has been only rarely reported. Here, we report a case of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma associated with AUPBD and choledochal cyst.
